Here are today’s plans for coverage of Election 2020. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s coverage, visit Coverage Plan. Find the AP’s latest coverage in our Election 2020 hub. All times are Eastern.

UPCOMING:

ELECTION 2020-ENERGY POLICY: Joe Biden said the quiet part out loud on climate change, spelling out for American voters that staving off the deadliest impacts of global warming will require winding down the oil and gas industry within decades. The Nov. 3 vote will test if American voters are ready for that directness, especially in battleground oil states. UPCOMING: 800 words, photos by 4 p.m.

SENT/DEVELOPING:

ELECTION 2020-DEBATE : President Trump and Joe Biden fought over how to tame the raging coronavirus during the campaign’s closing debate, largely shelving the rancor that overshadowed their previous face-off in favor of a more substantive exchange that highlighted their vastly different approaches to the major domestic and foreign challenges facing the nation. SENT: 1266 words, photos, video.

ELECTION 2020-DEBATE-ANALYSIS: The second and final presidential debate, it turns out, was actually a debate — a brief interlude of normalcy in an otherwise highly abnormal year, and a reprieve for voters turned off by the candidates’ noxious first faceoff. SENT: 870 words, photos, video.

AP FACT CHECK: President Trump’s first line of the night, about COVID-19 deaths, was false and set the tone as he and Joe Biden unleashed a torrent of claims in their last presidential debate. SENT: 1500 words, photos.

ELECTION 2020: Their final debate behind them, President Trump and Joe Biden are packaging their divergent personal styles and policy prescriptions into closing messages for the final sprint to Election Day. SENT: 560 words, photos. Will be updated from Biden's remarks at 2:45 p.m. and Trump's rallies Florida at 4:30 p.m. and 8 p.m.

ELECTION 2020-LEGAL TEAMS: President Trump’s and Joe Biden’s campaigns are assembling armies of powerful lawyers for the possibility that the race for the White House is decided not at the ballot box but in court. SENT: 856 words, photos. With: ELECTION 2020-LEGAL TEAMS-GLANCE:A look at some of the top lawsuits in battleground states. SENT: 1200 words, photos.

UNITED STATES-SUDAN-ISRAEL: President Trump announces that Sudan will start to normalize ties with Israel, making it the third Arab state to do so as part of U.S.-brokered deals in the run-up to Election Day. SENT: 790 words, photos.

ELECTION 2020-SENATE-SPENDING: Republicans and Democrats are unleashing millions in eleventh-hour spending to contest Senate seats in states that read like a list of reliable GOP strongholds: Alaska. Arizona. Georgia. Iowa. Kansas. Montana. South Carolina. Texas. The reason: States in many traditionally conservative areas are in play next month and both sides know it. SENT: 930 words, photos.

SUPREME COURT-BARRETT: The Senate is gearing up for a rare weekend session as Republicans race to put Amy Coney Barrett on the Supreme Court and cement a conservative majority before Election Day despite Democratic efforts to stall Trump’s nominee. SENT: 700 words, photos.

ELECTION 2020-POSTAL DELIVERY: U.S. Postal Service records show delivery delays have persisted across the country as millions of Americans are voting by mail, raising the possibility of ballots being rejected because they arrive too late. SENT: 832 words, photos, graphic

ELECTION- 2020 -CHINA'S HOPES: Chinese leaders hope Washington will tone down conflicts over trade, technology and security if Biden wins the presidential election. But any shift is likely to be in style, not substance, as frustration with Beijing increases across the American political spectrum. SENT: 1200 words, photos.

AP VIDEO:

AP video plans coverage of President Trump's afternoon rallies in Florida, Joe Biden's event in Wilmington, Delaware, as well as campaign stops by Vice President Pence and Kamala Harris.

AP video features analysis by AP reporters on the day’s campaign developments. Edits are expected by 4 p.m.

AP PHOTOS:

AP photos will move photos of all the candidates Friday

INTERACTIVES/GRAPHICS:

ELECTION 2020-ADVANCE VOTING — Interactive guide. 2020 could be the first year in which more than half of voters cast their ballot for president before polls open on Election Day. AP is tracking these changes and has crafted an interactive guide giving you everything you need to know about early voting and mail-in ballots in each state. This guide will update dynamically as updated election rules and data are made available. Source: AP Election Services. Click for a preview